Broomsedge Bluestem (Andropogon virginicus)

Origin: Native to North America
Use: Perennial, warm season, native grass provides poor grazing for wildlife and livestock.
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Plant Description:
General  Characteristics of Broomsedge Bluestem
Life Span  Perennial
Growth Form  tall bunchgrass
Management:
Seeding Rate 
40" Rows:  Broadcast: 		  
Planting Date   
Planting Depth  
pH requirement 4.9 to 7.0
Rainfall requirement 30 to 45 inches
Soil texture  Sandy: 
Loam: 
Clay: 
Low
Moderate
High
Cold Tolerance: High
General  Provides poor grazing for wildlife and livestock.
ID Features: The slender, erect culms are up to 4 feet tall. The flattened sheaths are overlapping and with a few scattered hairs. The upper part of the plant is rounded and the lower part is slightly flattened and keeled. The blade is . to . inch wide, 10 to 16 inches long and rough to the touch above. The ligule is small and membranous. The inflorescence has a panicle of two to four racemes about 1 inch long. The bases of the panicle branches are enclosed in an inflated, tawny spathe as long or longer than the spikelet. The upper lemma of the sessile spikelet has a straight awn that is . inch long. The pedicillate spikelet is absent.
Special Notes:
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